Boulder police: Driver ticketed after hitting pedestrian in crosswalk at Broadway and Baseline

By Mitchell Byars, Camera Staff Writer

Posted:
01/17/2013 08:44:28 AM MST

A male driver was ticketed today for careless driving resulting in injury after Boulder police say he hit a pedestrian crossing Broadway at Baseline Road, according to officials.

At around 8:18 a.m. this morning, a 32-year-old man was crossing Broadway on the south side of Baseline Road intersection when a car coming east on Baseline hit him while turning right onto Broadway, according to police spokeswoman Kim Kobel.

According to police radio traffic, the pedestrian was flipped over during the accident. Kobel said he was transported to Boulder Community Hospital with leg and hip injuries.

Kobel said the pedestrian was in the crosswalk when he was hit and had the crossing signal.

The driver, whose name was not immediately available, told officers that the sun was in his eyes. Officers on scene said that the driver was wearing sunglasses, and also had failed to take off the "UV" stickers on them, which may also have impaired his vision, according to Kobel.

Southbound Broadway was briefly closed at Baseline Road after the accident.